Quadruple overtime loss ends Optimist Chiefs season
A very successful regular season wrapped up with playoff heartbreak for the Red Deer Midget AAA Optimist Chiefs on Wednesday.
The Chiefs fell 2-1 in quadruple overtime to the Royals in Calgary, losing the Division Semi-Final series in the process 3-1.
Chiefs Assistant Coach Al Parada says despite the loss, the team played great and deserved a better fate.
“For the first three periods, we kind of took it to them,” says Parada. “We had lots of chances but it’s that old adage, you don’t score on your opportunities early, sometimes it comes back to bite you in the butt.”